Private Schools in UP to lose recognition in case of RTE violations

Sherin Tressa Tomy
Jan 14, 2022, 10:16 IST

Private Schools in UP which have violated the rules of the Right to Education Act will be taken action against for the violation. The UP Basic Education Department will begin the process of withdrawing the recognitions from the private schools if the schools do not follow the rules set under RTE Act.

UP Private Schools RTE Violation

Private Schools in UP which violate the rules of the Right to Education Act will be taken action against for the violation. The UP Basic Education Department will be initiating the process of withdrawing the recognitions from the Private schools if the schools do not follow the rules set under the RTE Act.

UP Basic Education Additional Director Lalita Prasad announced the decision and stated that several complaints were registered by parents and students from weaker sections regarding the behaviour of private schools towards their children.

The UP Basic Education Department received several complaints regarding the school management harassing parents for unnecessary documents, charging money from students and not giving them any receipts, striking off the names of children for no reason, and not allowing children to attend classes despite their names being approved by the government.

RTE Act 2009

The Right to Education Act passed in 2009 had the objective to ensure that every child between the age of 6 to 14 has the right to free and compulsory education. The RTE gives effect to the 86th Constitutional Amendment via Article 21A and as per the rules, private schools will have to admit at least 25 percent of children in their schools without charging any fee.

Children belonging to the economically weaker and disadvantaged sections are to be admitted in 25 percent of the total capacity of seats at entry level in the recognized unaided private schools.

Approximately 1 lakh students in the weaker sections have been enrolled in schools in the 2021-22 academic session as per the provisions placed by the RTE. 

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Sherin Tressa Tomy
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